2005–06 Scottish First Division#First Division Play-offs
{{Infobox football league season
| competition = Scottish First Division
| season = 2005–06
| winners = St Mirren
| promoted = St Mirren
| relegated = Stranraer
Brechin City
| league topscorer = Bryan Prunty (15)
Jason Scotland (15)
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| prevseason = 2004–05
| nextseason = 2006–07
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The 2005–06 Scottish First Division was won by St Mirren.
As league champions, St Mirren were promoted to the Scottish Premier League.
Allan Jenkins scored the Stranraer winner on a 2 January South West relegation derby leaving Queen of the South firmly in the play off spot that was ninth place.[http://www.stranraer-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=135&teamno=503] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120918094511/http://www.stranraer-mad.co.uk/footydb/loadtmrs.asp?ssnno=135&teamno=503 |date=2012-09-18 }} "Stranraer results 2005/2006" However Jenkins was sold to Gretna 10 days later.[http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=15145] Allan Jenkins at Soccerbase Stranraer's league form imploded immediately recording only one other league win from then until the season's end. Queens over hauled Stranraer who subsequently lost in a relegation playoff semi-final to be relegated along with Brechin City to the Scottish Second Division.
Scottish Second Division winners Gretna and playoff winners Partick Thistle were promoted.
League table
|show_limit=5
|res_col_header=PQR
|team1=STM|name_STM=St Mirren
|team2=STJ|name_STJ=St Johnstone
|team3=HAM|name_HAM=Hamilton Academical
|team4=ROS|name_ROS=Ross County
|team5=CLY|name_CLY=Clyde
|team6=AIR|name_AIR=Airdrie United
|team7=DND|name_DND=Dundee
|team8=QOS|name_QOS=Queen of the South
|team9=STR|name_STR=Stranraer
|team10=BRE|name_BRE=Brechin City
|win_STM=23|draw_STM=7|loss_STM=6|gf_STM=52|ga_STM=28|status_STM=C,P
|win_STJ=18|draw_STJ=12|loss_STJ=6|gf_STJ=59|ga_STJ=34
|win_HAM=15|draw_HAM=14|loss_HAM=7|gf_HAM=53|ga_HAM=39
|win_ROS=14|draw_ROS=14|loss_ROS=8|gf_ROS=47|ga_ROS=40
|win_CLY=15|draw_CLY=10|loss_CLY=11|gf_CLY=54|ga_CLY=42
|win_AIR=11|draw_AIR=12|loss_AIR=13|gf_AIR=57|ga_AIR=43
|win_DND=9|draw_DND=16|loss_DND=11|gf_DND=43|ga_DND=50
|win_QOS=7|draw_QOS=12|loss_QOS=17|gf_QOS=31|ga_QOS=54
|win_STR=5|draw_STR=14|loss_STR=17|gf_STR=33|ga_STR=53|status_STR=R
|win_BRE=2|draw_BRE=11|loss_BRE=23|gf_BRE=28|ga_BRE=74|status_BRE=R
|col_SPL=green1|text_SPL=Promotion to the Premier League
|result1=SPL
|col_RP=red2|text_RP=Qualification for the First Division Play-offs
|result9=RP
|col_R=red1|text_R=Relegation to the Second Division
|result10=R
|class_rules=1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
|update=complete
|source={{cite web | title=2005-2006 First Division - SPFL Archive | website=SPFL | url=https://spfl.co.uk/league/championship/archive/106 | ref={{sfnref | SPFL}} | access-date=2021-04-29}}
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Top scorers
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Player !! Club !! Goals | ||
| {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Bryan Prunty | Airdrie United | 15 |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|{{Flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Jason Scotland | St Johnstone | 15 |
| {{Flagicon|England}} John Sutton | St Mirren | 14 |
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|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} Alex Williams | Clyde | 13 |
| {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Simon Lynch | Dundee | 13 |
| {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Stewart Kean | St Mirren | 12 |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF"
|{{Flagicon|Scotland}} John Rankin | Ross County | 12 |
| {{Flagicon|Scotland}} Stephen O'Donnell | Clyde | 11 |
Attendances
The average attendances for First Division clubs for season 2005/06 are shown below:
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| Club
!Average | |
|---|---|
| St Mirren | 3,995 |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 3,797 |
| St Johnstone | 2,667 |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 2,302 |
| Queen of the South | 1,804 |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1,761 |
| Airdrie United | 1,426 |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 1,284 |
| Brechin City | 770 |
| bgcolor="#EFEFEF" | 654 |
First Division play-offs
The playoff semi-finals took place on 3 May 2006 and 6 May 2006. The final took place on 10 May 2006 and 14 May 2006.
=Semi-finals=
The ninth placed team in the First Division played the fourth placed team in the Second Division and third placed team in the Second Division played the second placed team in the Second Division. The play-offs were played over two legs, the winning team in each semi-final advanced to the final.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult | Stranraer||3 – 4|Partick Thistle||1–3|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult | Morton||0 – 1|Peterhead||0–0|0–1}}
{{end}}
=Final=
The two semi-final winners played each other over two legs. The winning team was awarded a place in the 2007–08 First Division.
{{TwoLeg start}}
{{TwoLegResult | Partick Thistle||3 – 3|Peterhead||1–2|2–1}}
{{end}}
- Partick Thistle win 4–2 on penalties, aet
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Scottish First Division}}
{{2005-06 in Scottish football}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2005-06 Scottish First Division}}